Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Convolvulus > Convolvulus prostratusConvolvulus prostratus (prostrate evolvulus; shaggy dwarf morning-glory; shaggy dwarf morningglory; silver wild morningglory)Synonyms: Convolvulus austroaegyptiacus; Convolvulus austroaegyptiacus var. cancerianus; Convolvulus cancerianus; Convolvulus deserti; Convolvulus evolvuloides (heterotypic); Convolvulus heterotrichus; Convolvulus microphyllus (homotypic); Convolvulus microphyllus var. boissieri; Convolvulus microphyllus var. heterotrichus; Convolvulus microphyllus var. longipes; Convolvulus microphyllus var. macra; Convolvulus microphyllus var. orreanus; Convolvulus parvifolius; Convolvulus pluricaulis (homotypic); Convolvulus pluricaulis var. macra; Convolvulus prostratus var. boissieri; Convolvulus prostratus var. deserti; Convolvulus scindicus (heterotypic); Evolvulus pilosus (heterotypic); Ipomoea microphylla Convolvulus pluricaulis is an herb found in India and Burma that is used in Ayurveda. The Ayurveda preparation shankapushpi is, according to most sources, identical with Convolvulus pluricaulis, but some say shankapushpi is Clitoria ternatea. |
| Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Structure [2] | Shrub |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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